97 Tippett Rise, Reading, RG2 0DZ

97 Tippett Rise is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG2 0DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity. At 40 m² this is the 8th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–81 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 22 units on file.

Held since June 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 sits 171.7% above the 1999 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 34.8% below the postcode norm. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.